Brent Nicholson Earle: Keeping the Dream Alive

Brent Nicholson Earle is interviewed at the base of the original Terry Fox Memorial in front of B.C. Place Stadium on August 3 about Tom Waddell.

Earle: “He gave me his uniform jacket from the Mexico City Games 1968 which now I’ve given to them to be part of the Memories Project for the Gay Games III here. It is the most precious thing I possess. I have worn it only on very special occasions. I wore it for the National March on Washington for Lesbian and Gay Rights. I wore it when the area run came home, on both World AIDS Days. I’ve worn it the four times I’ve been arrested at AIDS demonstrations and I wore it when the Rainbow Run departed from San Francisco. Tom will probably always be one of the most important people in my life. It has been an honour to be able to honour him with this run. (clears throat) He once said, “I want to be remembered as someone who is caring, devoted to progress, and believes that we’re here to make the world a better place for others.” I hope I’ve done something to help keep the memory of Tom Waddell alive and to keep his dream alive. And his dream is very much alive as I sit here outside of B.C. Place and think about the 7000 athletes that are going to march into the stadium tomorrow night, and how proud he would be. I know he was with us this morning and he’ll be with us tomorrow night.”